St. Patricks Day: Craft breweries in the Shenandoah Valley celebrate
The 17 craft breweries on the Shenandoah Beerwerks Trail are all within an easy hour’s drive of each other.
To guide your exploration, Shenandoah Beerwerks has divided their map into three zones. Hop between zones or discover them one at a time, but make sure to mark your progress on your 2023 Shenandoah Beerwerks Trail Passport.
As you work toward earning your Beerwerks t-shirt, you’ll need to visit at least eight breweries in at least two zones. Buy a beer and get your Passport stamped. It’s that easy.
Zone C is located at the southern end of the Beerwerks Trail and includes breweries in Lexington, Natural Bridge and Rockbridge County. Great Valley Farm Brewery and Winery, Heliotrope Brewery, Devils Backbone Outpost Taproom & Kitchen and Rockbridge Vineyard and Brewery are all popular destinations for craft beer enthusiasts. Here’s what to know if you haven’t yet visited them.
St. Patrick's Day weeklong celebration of craft beer
With St. Patrick's Day coming up March 17, here's a sampling of what’s along the trail.
March 9
Basic City Beer Co.: Lore Fest: Celebrating the Waning Winter’s Famine with the Whispering of Spring
March 10
Pale Fire: Tristan Dougherty Band at Pale Fire
Redbeard Brewing Company: Music in the Taproom w/ Mojo Parker
March 11
Brothers Craft Brewing: Daylight Day!
Rockbridge Vineyard & Brewery: Mimosas and Brunch
Redbeard Brewing Company: Queen City Women’s Day, Art Market andThe Hot Mamas Trio
Stable Craft Brewing: St. Patricks Celebration: Shenandoah Pipes & Drums
Basic City Beer Co.: Sisters & Brothers w/ Samuel James and The New Impulse
Seven Arrows Brewery: Saturday Night at Seven Arrows with Bryan Elijah Smith
March 14
Pale Fire Brewery: Wastelands – WMRA Books & Brews
March 16
Basic City Beer Co.: Yonder Mountain String Band at The Foundry
March 17
Three Notch'd Valley Collab House: St. Patrick’s Day @ Three Notch’d Brewing
Rockbridge Vineyard & Brewery: St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
Pale Fire Brewery: St. Paddy’s at Pale Fire
Seven Arrows Brewery: St. Patrick’s Day Celebration at Seven Arrows and Nobos Kitchen
Brothers Craft Brewing in Harrisonburg is hosting a St. Patrick's Day celebration 1-7 p.m. on Friday, March 17.
Check out BeerwerksTrail.com for event details and updates.
More: Old Crow Medicine Show to headline Red Wing Roots Music Festival this June
Win tickets to Red Wing Roots musical festival while on the trail
You could win two tickets and parking to Red Wing Roots Music Festival in June. Here’s how to enter.
Post a photo of yourself with a pint, a flight, a brewery sign or with your favorite bartenders at one of the 17 Beerwerks Trail breweries.
Tag @shenandoahbeerwerks and use #BeerwerksTrail. Photos can be posted on your main feed or via stories.
You can only enter once per handle.
Two winners will be announced on May 15.
This article originally appeared on Staunton News Leader: St. Patricks Day: Craft breweries in the Shenandoah Valley celebrate
